January 31, 2017

Dubitsky Opposes Mileage Tax, Fees on Trailers

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HARTFORD – At a public hearing of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee on Monday State Rep. Doug Dubitsky (R-47) testified in favor of legislation that would prohibit the expenditure of state funds for a mileage tax study. Last summer Governor Dannel Malloy authorized the State Department of Transportation to spend $300,000 to study implementing a mileage tax in Connecticut, essentially charging every state resident for every mile they drive.

“I have yet to find one person in my district, or in this building who thinks a mileage tax is a good idea,” said Rep. Dubitsky. “Governor Malloy and Democratic leaders have vehemently denied that they plan to implement a mileage tax, and yet they are still going forward with paying $300,000 on this study while the state faces a $3 billion budget deficit over the next two years. It is especially disturbing when you consider that military funeral honors for veterans are being cut by roughly the same amount – $300,000. This shows backward priorities on full display.”

In addition, Rep. Dubitsky urged the committee to support his proposed bill to reduce the licensing fee on businesses that build utility trailers with braking systems.

“Connecticut is the only state that charges such a high fee to trailer manufactures,” he said. “Connecticut charges $2,300 for a manufacturing license, more than five times as much as any other state in the country. As a result, a number of manufacturers simply will not sell their products in Connecticut, denying Connecticut dealers the business and sending buyers to neighboring states. This is another example of short-sighted government policies that hurt business in our state, causing us to miss the economic benefits of having these trailers sold and registered in our state.”

Both bills, SB 76, AN ACT CONCERNING A MILEAGE TAX STUDY, and HB 5682, AN ACT EXEMPTING BUSINESSES THAT CONSTRUCT UTILITY TRAILERS WITH A BRAKING SYSTEM FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS remain before the Transportation Committee and await action there.

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Constituents with questions or concerns are urged to attend on Monday, July 7th in Brooklyn, or Wednesday, July 9th in Scotland. Hartford- State Representative Doug Dubitsky (R-47), has announced he will be holding two Post-Session Legislative Updates coming up on Monday, July 7th at 6:00 P.M. in Brooklyn, and on Wednesday, July 9th, at 6:00 P.M. in […]

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